avemaría

Borrowed from Latin Avē Maria (literally “hail, Mary”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌabemaˈɾia/ [ˌa.β̞e.maˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧ve‧ma‧rí‧a

avemaría m (plural avemarías)

1. Hail Mary
2. Angelus

   Synonym: ángelus

3. Hail Mary (act done in desperation with little chance of success)

• ¡ave María!

• padrenuestro
• rosario

• “avemaría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “avemaría”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
• “ave”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN